Core Ultra 7 155H vs Core i5-13500H

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core Ultra 7 155H and the Core i5-13500H are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core Ultra 7 155H has 16 cores and 22 threads, and the Core i5-13500H has 12 cores and 16 threads. The extra cores of the Core Ultra 7 155H help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 4.8 GHz and 4.7 GHz.

Platform, power and price

Both chips use the BGA socket, so they fit the same motherboards. You can swap one for the other without changing the board.

Rated power is 28 W for the first and 45 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core Ultra 7 155H can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 6800 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-13500H reaches the Radeon RX 6800 XT. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core Ultra 7 155H if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i5-13500H if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.